I went out Saturday morning to catch some bream for my pond and met up with a friend, Alan, who had brought some Boy Scouts to try to earn a fishing badge. One of the boys had never caught a fish before so I was happy to help them catch some bream.
Some of the fish were on beds in 1-2 feet of water so the kids could see the fish they were fishing for. They were really excited.
They ended up practically filling my cooler up with fish. I did catch one monster bass.
Steve asked to see some pics of my pond so here they are.
The 3 pound bass that I had originally put in the pond had always stayed hidden when he was by himself but after adding the bream, started venturing out and was cruising around with the bream. The bream didn’t seem concerned that there was a bass hovering nearby. It will be interesting to watch how they interact.
Made it out to the Anseong River on Saturday and had another great day bass fishing. I think I caught and released over 20 bass, from 1 to 3 pounds. They were hitting everything but the kitchen sink. Water temp was 68-70 degrees, so most lures were fished at a fair clip.
I was fishing my favorite spot on the river, a shelf bordering the river channel, and started tearing them up using Rattle Traps. Then, something that only happens when your extremely lucky occurred, I hooked what I thought was a sure 4 pounder. While playing it, it felt that the fish was pulling in two directions at once. Once I got it to the boat I could see why - it was two bass on the Trap!
About two casts later, I hooked another bass on the Trap, and as I was fumbling with the camera, another bass came up to the first and tried to hit the lure. I missed the picture by 2 seconds.
I brought a 3 pounder back to my house and put it in my pond. Its doing fine and I’ll be feeding it goldfish and frogs. I plan on studying its behavior to try to learn a little more about our finny friends. One of the first things I’m going to do is toss hookless Senko in to see how it reacts. I’ll keep you posted - when it gets to be 10 pounds I’ll be selling tickets to fish for it ; )
I lucked out this past Saturday by not having to attend a planned wedding in Seoul and was able to hit the river. I didn’t get out until about 1030 but the bass were still biting. The water was dead calm and 70 degrees.
I started pitching a jig and worked through crankbaits, rattle traps and worms. The bass were hitting them all.
The sun was out and it got hot around lunchtime so we had to take a little break to stuff our faces.
Smoked oysters and crackers, yum!
Begging for an oyster.
Overall, another wonderful day.
I had the opportunity to fish a KSA ProAm tournament this past weekend and had a great time.
The fishing was outstanding, most fish were pre-spawn and averaged 4-5 pounds. We caught them all on wacky rigged Kut tail worms in Pumpkinseed and Watermelon fished very slow. The water was very clear and it was exciting to see smaller males building beds and cruising the shallows.
Six of the fish we caught were within 2 ounces of each other in weight. We ended up culling a couple of 4 pounders, what a good feeling. I caught a kicker that weighed over 5.
We ended up weighing in 5 fish at 10130 grams, which works out to be about 22.3 pounds. Walt C was my pro partner, shown here with his second place check. We missed taking first by a pound, which didn’t bother me - I was just happy to catch big fish!
Water temps were in the mid to upper 60s, how I would love to be on the lake once the females get on the beds.
Chub on a RattleTrap
"Where’s Frank been?", many of you may have asked. Well, he’s been out with a mysterious illness that landed him in the hospital for four days. None of the doctors he’s seen has been able to identify exactly what is causing his illness but are treating him with antibiotics that are slowly working. He’s now home and feeling a little better. Join me in wishing him a speedy recovery.
After hearing about how Frank and Rob tore ‘em up on Friday, I had to make it to the river. I launched early Saturday morning and immediately started catching bass. I normally like to power fish but Frank told me most of their fish were caught on Senkos. Sure enough, that’s what they wanted, something fished real slow.
I picked up my friend, John A, at 9am and we continued to catch fish until we left at 2pm. I think I caught around 20 bass. The average size was about 1 1/2 lbs, going up to 3lbs. All the fish, no matter the size fought extremely well.
Gochue, the weiner dog, was all over the boat whenever we caught a fish and even though we tried to be stealthy when we saw other boats nearby, he’d start barking and give us away.
I’ve always thought that the Anseong River was a great fishery, plenty of bass and beautiful scenery. Add to that, the fact that the bass are growing fast and you have a terrific place to spend a day. Three or four years ago it was rare to catch a 3 pounder but it seems like a common occurrence nowadays. Now if we could just clean up the trash………..
I fished a KBS ProAm bass tournament this past weekend and the weather was cold and rainy with water temperatures in the mid forties. Saturday I caught this bass on a shad swimbait.
I hooked and lost one twice as big due to having too small a hook, duh! Sunday, we didn’t get a bite - that’s the way it goes for me at Andong. I still haven’t been able to figure out the lake. The winner had almost 10 kilos. Maybe next time….
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